Trump confirms full demolition of White House East Wing for huge ballroom
Written by stingfm on October 23, 2025
US President Donald Trump is demolishing the entire East Wing of the White House to build a ballroom at the property, he said on Wednesday, in a move exceeding the original scope of the project and prompting controversy over the extent of the construction.
Trump told reporters he had undertaken “really a tremendous amount of study with some of the best architects in the world” and determined that knocking down the East Wing was the best course of action. The existing structure, he said, could…
Trump told reporters he had undertaken “really a tremendous amount of study with some of the best architects in the world” and determined that knocking down the East Wing was the best course of action. The existing structure, he said, could…
